Richard Chua, MD

He was very thorough very professional.

He is caring, concerned, personable and pleasant to be around. He is friendly and conversational, all the while being a consummate professional Doctor and Surgeon.

He truly listens to your concern and explains what he believes will help me to feel better.

Very professional and appeared to take interest in my progress and explained options moving forward.

Always a very pleasant visit, even with a tough diagnosis.

He's the best in every category of treatment and care.

He lives up to his philosophy of doing minimally invasive, or even non-invasive where appropriate and I appreciated that even though he is a surgeon, he said surgery would not fix my problem.

He was very friendly and was aware of my circumstances and had already viewed my MRI and report.

He listens, asks questions and speaks to you in terms that are easy to understand.

He's among the best and straightened out situation/condition that other dr's mishandled (different practice) and headed off what would have been wrong treatment.

Personable, knowledgeable, and accurate

Very friendly and personable. He told me my problems with my back. He addressed my concerns and told me my options.

I would definitely recommend Dr. Chua to anyone.

Due to the research I did on Dr. Chua and my own personal experience with him, I believe him to be very empathic and competent.

He shows concern and caring about your health. Spends time listening.

He took his time, listened to me and had very good advice. He was very knowledgeable.

Explains details in an easy-to-understand way. Takes time to listen to and answer my questions. Professional, courteous, friendly and approachable.

He is caring, professional

Dr. Chua listens well and explains things well. He is also very pleasant as a person.

Dr. Chua was very professional and personable. He was also very knowledgeable

Listened well, took my concerns into account. Thoughtful explanation regarding next steps

He came highly recommended and respected my concerns.

He was personable and gave me the advice I needed.

The best! Did my back surgery - wildly successful.

Very good bedside and very conservative about surgery.

Very respectful and knowledgeable

He was awesome, knowledgeable, and explained every bit of my MRI to me.

My experience in a previous comment. The experience with Dr. Chua was excellent. He had already reviewed my MRI, sat directly in front of me (not in front of a computer), put me at ease, asked appropriate questions, examined me, answered my questions, explained his recommendations, and encouraged me. Very positive experience.

Dr. Chua did surgery on my spine about a year and a half ago with very good results. He gave a very good explanation about my back issues on this visit and put my mind at ease.

Expert, friendly, engaging

Excellent and thoughtful care

He is friendly, kind very informative.

I have talked to him before and he seems extremely competent as a neurosurgeon.

Informative, answered all Qs, friendly

He is incredibly knowledgeable. He listened carefully to my concerns. He explained what and why he would not offer certain treatments. Basically, he made my day

He was very friendly. He listened to my concerns, very informative.

He is very knowledgeable, has a good bedside manner and is able to translate medical terminology and treatment options into understandable English.

Very professional and the best doctor I know

Very clear very helpful.

He was kind, considerate and explained the treatment condition fully.

I trust him. Period.

Very pleasant and very thorough. Told me about 3 options and which one he would recommend.

Very interested in my medical situation, and attentive to my concerns, responses, and questions.

He is the Best

Dr. Chua is a caring physician. He listens to what the patients says.

He is simply the best! Very smart, experienced, kind, and communicative.

He's extremely personable and listened to my concerns

Very knowledgeable doctor with good, empathetic bedside manner.

He was friendly and put me at ease from the moment he walked into the room. I was understandably anxious that I would need surgery, and we spent a few minutes exchanging stories about having lived and worked in Indiana. This helped put me at ease. His explanation as to why I didn't need surgery was clear and understandable. He was professional, friendly, and delightful.

Excellent discussion with him. Easy to talk with. Focused on solving the problem.

Dr. CHUA was so helpful and caring. Made sure I was in understanding if issue and wired to follow up care. The CMA Melissa was so comforting and helpful to get me in after MRI.

Very knowledgeable, kind, personable, explained everything well. I immediately felt I was in good hands and could trust his opinion

Dr. Chua cares. He illustrates interest in our perspective on the pain. He is a skilled neurosurgeon and in my case, did not recommend surgery. I believe he places patients first by his kind demeanor.

Dr Chia has done both of my spine surgeries. He was professional, good to work with, explained the procedure thoroughly and answered all my questions. The outcomes were very successful in relieving my pain.

He is easy to talk to and listens

He did a great job on my hand

Awesome doctor

He took the time to listen to me.

Caring, professional, knowledgable, clear explanations

He was very patient and answered my questions. Very clear explanation.

Excellent bedside manner. Very easy to talk with. Listened to me explain my issue. Gave me appropriate solutions.

He is an amazing surgeon and is easy to talk to and willing to listen to all my questions and concerns.

His personality. A person feels very comfortable with him.

Dr Chua was easy to talk to and he addressed all of my concerns and questions. He explained what my options were to take care of my medical condition. I couldn't have been more pleased with the care.

Explanation of analysis and follow on recommendation. He plans to notify my other support doctors of his findings

I liked him.

I had surgery by Dr Chua in 2021 and had excellent results. I value his opinion!

Very professional and kind Dr. He explained thoroughly what he was going to do and sought my full understanding of his surgical plans.

He is an excellent doctor!

He cares about his patients. Takes the time explaining what to expect during the surgery and after in recovery. Also what to expect after going home. His staff always returned my calls if I had questions before and after my surgery.

He was compassionate. He listened to my woes and gave sound advise of my future goals.

He is an excellent doctor. He told me exactly what needed to be done, he did it. This was my checkup and he confirmed all is well. He is also a personable doctor. He also calls it as it is.

Excellent surgeon. Won't do unnecessary surgeon. Explains condition

Dr. Chua is clearly intelligent. He recommends non invasive procedures when applicable. He genuinely cares about the patients well being. He seems very compassionate and kind.

Dr Chua is very easy to communicate with.

Dr. Chua and his team are amazing. Dr. Chua was very through in describing the procedure that I needed. He answered all my questions along with my sisters questions. His team called and followed up exactly like they said they would.

I appreciate Dr Chua's honesty and being succinct in going through information.

Best in the business, carrying. compassionate.

Made me feel very comfortable before and after my surgery and at this follow-up appointment. Very easy to talk to also.

He is simply the best Neurosurgeon in at least Southern Arizona.

Talented surgeon, puts patient at ease. Really cares about me.

Great doc and surgeon

Dr. Chua is an excellent surgeon! He is very professional, but also has excellent bed side manners!

Extremely knowledgeable and responded to all my questions in detail.

Dr. Chua is the best. When I met him at his office his smile an manner made me feel 100% trust in him. His medical assistant Melanie was so helpful and always returned my call. They are the BEST!

He's the best.

Doctor Chua was prompt and very friendly. He discussed my husband's reason for visit in detail. We left very relieved that Dr. Chua was referred to us by our health care provider.

Very clear and concise instructions and explanations of what were my choices. Respected my ability to comprehend, did not talk down to me. Businesslike and efficient, exudes confidence

He explained my injury thoroughly and helped me to understand the way forward. Very positive outlook. Easy to trust.

Dr. Chua answered all my questions. He was highly recommended by another physician that I see. He was so pleasant and I feel very confident in his diagnosis.

Friendly and professional, informs in plain talk, considerate of questions and needs

He's an expert in his field and is very personable and professional.

Very caring and knew what he was doing

He's personable, explains everything, and performed a surgery on a friend of mine that went extremely well.

Dr. Was very thorough and helpful. He answered all of my questions and concerns. He discussed in detail the procedure than I was scheduling.

He was knowledgeable and very friendly. His explanations were right on

Known Dr Chua since 2016. I trust him with my health relating to his specialty.

Dr. Chua is the best. I refer people to him all the time.

His explanation of the upcoming surgery was complete and to the point and presentation of facts were not condescending.